The Greek adverb dis (G1364) means twice or a second time. It emphasizes repetition or duplication. In two key New Testament texts it frames warnings about spiritual failure and examples of exceptional generosity.
Dis appears in Jude 12 — 'twice dead, uprooted' — a metaphor for spiritual death without possibility of natural revival. In Philippians 4:16, Paul notes the Philippians sent support 'twice' — a mark of their exceptional generosity. The New Testament held repetition significant: a gift given twice reveals a generous heart; a sin repeated twice reveals an unrepentant one.